Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons, Inc.

Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons, Inc., 482 U.S. 437 (1987)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1987-06-15
Topic
litigation

Justice Blackmun, concurring. I join the Court’s opinion and its judgment but upon the understanding that it does not reach the question whether, under 42 U. S. C. § 1988, a district court may award fees for an expert witness. See post, at 446, n. 1 (Marshall, J., dissenting).

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons, Inc.. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

Justice Blackmun,

concurring.

I join the Court’s opinion and its judgment but upon the understanding that it does not reach the question whether, under 42 U. S. C. § 1988, a district court may award fees for an expert witness. See post, at 446, n. 1 (Marshall, J., dissenting).